17 Nov 2014 14:24

Six soldiers killed, nine injured in east Ukraine in past 24 hours - official

KYIV. Nov 9 (Interfax) - Six Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, said Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.

"Over the past 24 hours we have lost six of our service personnel. A further nine have been wounded," Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.